CREATIVE FUTURES
 
This is a fantastic opportunity for young people to complete an Arts Award Bronze portfolio and gain a Level 1 qualification in the arts. 
 
These art classes are FREE for young people learning outside of mainstream education and are perfect for Home Educated families
 
Age guide – 11 – 18 years of age (get in touch to discuss the options if you have an older or younger child, we would like to accommodate them if possible). 
 
All materials and portfolios will be provided. Moderation and certification fees are also covered. 
 
Classes will take place on Wednesday mornings, during term time, 10.45am – 12.15pm.
 
2025:
10th, 24th September
8th, 22nd October
5th, 19th November
3rd, 10th December
 
2026:
14th, 28th January
11th, 25th February
11th, 25th March
22nd, 29th April
13th, 20th May
 
Young people are invited to join us in our fully equipped and inspiring art studio in Eccles. During the course, they will produce a unique and personalised art portfolio that demonstrates their artistic practice and research. Each session will be delivered by Hannah, an experienced art tutor and Arts Award Advisor and the classes will be supported by additional trained staff.
 
To gain their Arts Award Bronze certificate, young people will need to complete the following…
 
PART A: EXPLORE THE ARTS AS A PARTICIPANT
Creating lots of artwork, recording progress and completing a review in their portfolio.
 
PART B: EXPLORE THE ARTS AS AN AUDIENCE MEMBER
Create a review of an arts organisation, collect imagery and make artwork based on the experience.
 
PART C: ARTS INSPIRATION
Conduct simple research into an exciting artist, craftsperson or arts practitioner and create artwork inspired by them.
 
PART D: SKILLS SHARE
Design and deliver a mini creative lesson to a family member or peer and evaluate the project. 
 
 
Young people enrolled on this programme will need to show a level of commitment in order to complete the course and gain their Arts Award Bronze certificate. Independent learning and work is advised. There will be elements of written work, and this will be supported by our staff. 
 
Additional seating will be made available in the studio for carers and parents who wish to stay during the lessons. 
 
Please note that you access the main art studio up a flight of stairs. Please get in touch with any other access requirements. 
 
Once you have signed up your young person, they will be added to the register. Please only sign them up if you are certain that they will attend. Spaces are limited and we do not want other young people to miss out! Once on the register, you will be sent a confirmation email and a link to a Google Forms document to complete. You will then be emailed again with instructions nearer to the start time of the course. These emails will come from info@humbugart.com and may end up in your spam folder. 
 
Our Creative Futures project is a community project delivered by Humbug Community CIC. It has been made possible by funding from The Manchester Building Society Fund with support from Forever Manchester.